Dead Or Alive Movie In The Works

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By IGN Staff

Today, Tecmo and production company Mindfire Entertainment announced that Mindfire has acquired the rights to develop a feature film based on Tecmo's popular Dead Or Alive 3D fighting series. The film is scheduled to go into production later this year, with its theatrical release expected in 2003.

"To us, 'Dead or Alive' is the perfect motion picture franchise," said Mark A. Altman, COO of Mindfire Entertainment, the award-winning independent production company that produced films such critically-acclaimed films as "Free Enterprise" and "The Specials," starring Rob Lowe. "DOA has set the standard for fighting games on every next-generation gaming console and has a loyal fan base throughout the world that is eagerly anticipating the release of a feature film based on this extraordinary video game series."

"We have prided our Dead or Alive series on being very dramatic and full of action with a very realistic, true to life feel," said John Inada, Marketing Director, Tecmo, Inc. "It's only natural that these beloved characters make the leap into movies. We're very excited to be working with Mindfire on making DOA as successful in motion pictures as it has been in the video game market. We know the millions of DOA fans around the world will be thrilled to see their favorite characters on the big screen in a big budget movie."

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